Mint Chutney – Indian Condiment

Mint chutney is a delicious condiment, blend of mint and cilantro combined with spices. Most Indian snacks are incomplete without chutney. Chutney also tastes great with a main meal. Try using mint chutney as a spread for your sandwiches – it tastes great!

Recipe will serve 6.

Preparation time 15 minutes

Cooking time 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup packed mint (podina) leaves all the stems removed

1 cup packed Cilantro (hara dhania)roughly chopped

2 tablespoons green chilies chopped (adjust to taste)

2 tablespoons lemon juice (adjust to taste)

1/2 inch ginger chopped

1 teaspoons salt (adjust to taste)

2 tablespoons sugar

Pinch of asafetida (hing)

Approx. 3 tablespoons water use as needed

Method

Blend all ingredients, except the mint and cilantro, into a paste. Add mint and cilantro, a little at a time, and blend until smooth. Add water as needed.

You can make mint chutney in large quantity in advance and freeze it in ice cube trays. Store the frozen cubes in a zip-lock plastic bag. When ready to serve, defrost as many cubes of mint chutney as needed.

Thank you for the recipe. I’ve always seen my mother adds grated coconut and grind together. But my husband don’t seems to be liking the coconut. Hence, I came out to check the recipe and found you don’t use it as well.

Suggestion: Rather than freezing in ice cube trays (which are hard to clean afterward), I freeze chutneys and pesto in a thin layer in quart-size freezer bags. It takes up very little room in the freezer. It’s quick and easy to break off as much as you need, and it thaws much more quickly since it’s thinner.

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